Gunman Demands 2 Million Ransom On Vancouver Jet
A bicycle rider hijacked a United Airlines Boeing 727 from Reno to Vancouver demanding 2 million in cash, weapons, gold bars and gear to aid crippled Vietnam War children. Authorities pursued ground payments and possible ground locations as the flight landed at Vancouver International Airport.
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Seattle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Francisco
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Rockets Strike Da Nang and Chu Lai in Major Viet Nam Attack
Communist rockets hit Da Nang and Chu Lai inflicting 22 American and 72 Vietnamese casualties, damaging 16 aircraft and injuring civilians nearby. One American airman was killed, 21 wounded. at Chu Lai, two dozen rockets struck a military installation and nearby homes as U.S. ground forces had just ended combat roles in Vietnam.
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da Nang
Chu Lai
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
da» Nang
House Votes to Curb Integration Busing
The House approved an antibusing measure 282 to 102, aiming to ban cross-town busing for desegregation and set strict limits on last-resort transportation. It would require trips no farther than the second-closest school and allow districts with existing orders to seek court modification. The bill now goes to the Senate.
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Nixon
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Senate
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House Education Committee
Supreme Court
Kansans Vote in House Roll Call on Antibusing Bill
The House passed and sent to the Senate an antibusing bill by a 282 to 102 vote. Several Kansas lawmakers backed the measure, with debates over cross-town busing and reopener clauses. Critics label the move a political ploy while supporters cite legal safeguards.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kansas
Roy
Sebelius
Shriver
Shubitz
Winn
Canvass Confirms Election Results in Kansas Governor Nomination
Mor ris Kay won the Republican nomination for governor in the Aug. 1 primary by 50,827 votes. Official returns certified by the Kansas Canvassing Board show Kay with 138,815 votes to 88,088 for John Anderson Jr. Ray Frishbie and Reynolds Shultz followed. Docking led the Democrats with 149,950 votes unopposed.
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Kan
Morris Kay
Kay
John Anderson Jr
Searing Heat to Persist in Lawrence and Kansas
The National Weather Service warns Kansas will endure hot days and warm nights with no relief this weekend. Lawrence highs will climb to the mid-90s with lows around 70, and little to no precipitation is expected tonight or Saturday. Thursday saw a high of 94 in Lawrence, with a morning low of 74 and an unofficial Journal-World high of 100.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
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Journal-World
Kansas Delegates Headed to GOP National Convention
Three Kansans from the Lawrence area join 20 Kansas delegates traveling to the Miami convention. Mary Louise Hurlbut of Tonganoxie is a district at large delegate, R A Edwards II a KU administrator aide, and Paul Rankin a KU student will serve as a page.
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Lawrence
Miami
Kansas
Mary Louise Hurlbut
Tonganoxie
Hurlbut
R. A. Edwards Iit
Kansas University
Paul Rankin
Troops Planned for Miami Beach GOP Convention Area
The Pentagon sends 2,500 Army paratroopers and Marines to the Miami area to stand by for potential demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. A similar force was deployed for the Democratic gathering last month but not used. Spokesmen for antiwar groups promise nonviolent protests.
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Washington
Pentagon
Miami
82Nd Airborne Division
St. Bragg
N.C
Camp LeJeune
Miami Beach
Cyclist Hurt After Collision With Postal Jeep
Lawrence police report a motorcycle rear ending a U S Postal Service vehicle on North Street at 1 32 p m. The rider Lawrence E Stellwagon II 17 of Rt 3 suffered a broken right wrist and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The jeep driver is Frank Romero 43 of 710 W Seventh. Damage was 140 to the motorcycle and 50 to the jeep. Stellwagon said he glanced away and did not see the stopped vehicle. Nine other collisions were investigated with no injuries reported.
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Lawrence
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Frank Romero
Stellwagon
Park to Rejoin Toronto After Practice Injury
Defense man Brad Park was released from hospital and to rejoin the Toronto team after Wednesday practice injury. The New York Ranger was hit on the cheek bone by a Dennis Hull slapshot deflected off a stick and was unconscious for about two minutes.
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Brad Park
Team Canada
New York Ranger
Dennis Hull
NCAA Slaps Kansas With One Year Probation
Boston reports the NCAA will impose a one year probation on Kansas University for violations in football basketball and track. The penalty bars KU football from postseason play amid unclear findings tied to 1970 and 1971 activity. Chalmers voices cautious support for the program despite the sanction and notes alumni recruiting and staff mistakes in the findings.
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NCAA
Kansas University
Ncaa Council
Chalmers
Wade Stinson
Kansas
Winn to Meet With Russians
Representatives Larry Winn Jr. and Olin Teague will lead a House delegation to Moscow for talks with Soviet officials. The visit aims to study the American Soviet program on space rendezvous and docking, following Nixon Brezhnev accords. They will meet with the Soviet Academy of Science and its president Academician Keldysh.
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Washington
Larry Winn Jr
R-Kan
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
House of Representatives
Soviet Union
Moscow
George P. Miller
D-Ga
The
Science and Astronautics Committee
Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Teague
Winn
NASA
Winn and
Soviet Academy of Science
Soviet Academy
Academician
Keldysh
UFO Sighting Reported on Kansas Turnpike
The Kansas Highway Patrol received a report from a motorist on the Kansas Turnpike between Lawrence and Topeka of an unusual object in the sky. Troopers had no description but noted the driver was upset. The incident follows earlier UFO reports in western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Resident Passes CPA Exam
TOPEKA The Kansas Board of Accountancy named 59 Kansans who passed the CPA exam this spring in Topeka and Wichita, including Lawrence resident Michael K Lieb, a KU business senior last year. A total of 336 took the test.
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Kansas Board of Accountancy
Lawrence
Wichita
Michael K. Lieb
Ousdahl
Kansas University
Kansas
State Board of Accountancy
Dock Strike End Voted by London Hull Dockers
London and Hull dockers voted to return to work by Monday ending a three week national strike. Over half of Britain’s 42 000 longshoremen across 30 ports rejected militant calls to stay out. Union leaders accepted a settlement on job security and severance. Militants branded it a sellout and pledged to continue.
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London
Britain
Hull
National Dock Union
Nixon set to announce Vietnam troop withdrawal August 28
Defense Secretary Laird said President Nixon will announce the next round of Vietnam troop cuts on August 28 after the Republican National Convention. The size is not disclosed, but speculation centers around about 15,000, reducing U S forces in Vietnam to below 25,000 from a 643,400 peak in April 1969, with 39,000 slated by September 1. The United States also has 49,000 in Thailand and 39,000 on 7th Fleet ships off the coast.
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Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
Viet
Nam
U.S
United States
Thaieland
7Th Fleet
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